Shawn Phillips | Start Strong Monday

How Strict Must You Eat to Lose Weight?

With the Fourth of July holiday almost upon us, I know many of us will have food on our minds. It’s a great day for sharing delicious–if not necessarily nutritious–food with family and friends. During an interview the other day I received a question that is particularly relevant to this upcoming day of celebration. The [...]

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Light the Candles… We’re 100 and Going Strong!

Wooo Hoooo! Break out the streamers, blow them horns and ignite the fireworks… It’s celebration time! Okay, a little extreme. But if not a celebration how about a moment of recognition for this, our 100th Edition of StartStrongMonday.com. One-hundred! “How can that be?,” You may be pondering… Well, certainly I’m not expecting that you’ve seen [...]

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Health to Strength: From Relief to Exhilaration

A friend of mine asked me a great question–a question that may well have crossed your mind; he asked me, “Why Strength?”

“In a world obsessed with health, why not just promise people more health?”

Valid point. I get it. Trust me, if I were not crystal clear on my reason, I too would opt for the easier way.

No question, leading with “Strength” is a hurdle because for to many it means big, giant, huge muscles, or something similar. Once you know the deeper, fuller meaning of Strength— or strength with a Big-”S,” as I call it, everything changes.

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